GoKawiilApple keeps Hide My Email on icloud.com after backlash over domain switch
Apple has canceled its plan to move iCloud+ Hide My Email addresses to a new private.icloud.com domain, just two months after announcing the change. The company said Hide My Email will stay on icloud.com, though Sign in with Apple will still shift new addresses from privaterelay.appleid.com to private.icloud.com later this year, with old addresses continuing to work.
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Moving Hide My Email to its own domain would have made it trivial for websites to detect and block users hiding their real email addresses, undermining a core privacy feature. Apple's reversal shows it responded to developer and user pushback rather than prioritizing convenience for third-party platforms, preserving anonymity for iCloud+ subscribers.
- Hide My Email addresses will remain on icloud.com, not move to private.icloud.com.
- Sign in with Apple will still transition new addresses to private.icloud.com later this year.
- Existing Sign in with Apple addresses on privaterelay.appleid.com will keep working without disruption.
Source: 9to5mac.com — Marcus Mendes, 2026-08-24
Published there as: “Apple reverses planned Hide My Email domain change after user pushback”
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